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<\/p>\nIndia is a land of different cultures and languages. This Unity in Diversity was well witnessed at the Writers\u2019 Forum Kuwait\u2019s Multilingual Kavi Sammelan and Mushaira organized on 27th January 2023 to celebrate the 74th Republic Day of India.<\/p>\n
The event began with much splendor by the General Secretary Ms. Nazneen Ali who showcased the multilingual diversity of India by wishing Happy Independence Day to the audience in 11 different Indian languages. This set the tone for the Grand Event in a jam packed Hall at The Rajdhani Palace Restaurant where poets were all set to weave chords to spread the shades of 8 different Indian languages. Nazneen Ali welcome the audience and then invited the President of the Forum and Maharashtra State Sahitya Academy Award winner Mrs Maimuna Ali Chougle on the Dias. She then welcomed Mr. Kamal Singh Rathore, the First Secretary Community Affairs and Associations, Embassy of India as the Chief Guest of the evening.<\/p>\n
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Veteran Urdu poet and Forum\u2019s senior member Mr. Sayeed Nazar Kadpawi was invited to preside over the function. After the traditional lighting of the lamp and national anthem, Mrs. Maimuna Ali set forth a strong foundation for the event in her keynote speech describing the activities of the Forum and highlighting the importance of the regional languages in both verbal as well as script form. Mr. Kamal Singh Rathore was equally expressive in mentioning the importance of literature, poets and writers in carving the structure and future of our society. Ms. Nazneen Ali then invited Dr. Radhika Guleri Bhardwaj as the compere of the evening.<\/p>\n
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Dr. Radhika Guleri continued with the Patriotic tone set by Ms. Nazneen Ali and started the program by her beautiful couplet. She further emphasized that all languages are equally important and enriching for the betterment of literature. She then invited the first poet of the day Ms. Sabiha Bilgrami who recited an experience named \u201cWard 18\u201d that everyone could relate to. Ms. Anupama Chaturvedi tried searching for Unity in Diversity of views through her Hindi poem, while Mohan Singh recited an equally mesmerizing poem from Ms. Parminder Kaur\u2019s book The Phoenix. Ibrahim Sange Qasid\u2019s Urdu poetry was a mood changer for the audience. This was well complimented by another beautiful recitation in Urdu by S. Muzammil Qader. Mrs. Kalpana Shah\u2019s Gujarati poem followed by its Hindi translation was a lovely simile depicting life as a kite. The feminist power was strong enough to raise the bar.<\/p>\n
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While Ms. Pallavi Nithin shared a Marathi poem with Hindi translation relating to one\u2019s bond with the motherland, Dr. Radhika Guleri\u2019s subject was a parent child bonding, both of which were heart touching. Ms. Nazneen Ali\u2019s Urdu poetry was much enjoyed and applauded by the audience.<\/p>\n
The momentum continued with Ameeruddin Ameer\u2019s Kannada poem on cleanliness with an equally clean Hindi version of the same. The feeling was patriotism was reinforced by Biswa Ranjan\u2019s poem in Oriya which was meaningfully translated by Ms. Nazneen Ali. Pawan Pankaz\u2019s Punjabi Ghazal and transalation and Shabih Ahmed\u2019s Urdu poetry was well received by the audience. Sabir Omer\u2019s poetry was a good wit to ensure that the event has a good mix of solemn and amusing moments.<\/p>\n
The program ended on a high note with the recitation on the Pandemic experience shared by Mrs. Maimuna Ali Chougle and spellbound performance in Urdu by Mr. Sayeed Nazar. In his Presidential Speech Mr. Sayeed Nazar shared his experience as a poet and familiarized the audience with the art of poetry and writing. He congratulated the poets for the successful event hoping to witness many more such great events under the Forum\u2019s banner. Mr. Sabir Omer then extended the vote of thanks to the audience, sponsors and members with a special gratitude to Mr. Kamal Singh Rathore for sparing his precious time and accepting the invitation to be the Chief Guest of the evening and Mr. Sayeed Nazar for Presiding the event. He also appreciated the efforts of Ms. Nazneen Ali and Dr. Radhika Guleri for the successful management of the program under the guidance of Mrs. Maimuna Ali Chougle. Mr. Sabir also expressed his gratitude to Mr. Ali Chougle who could not attend the event but is always supporting the Forum as a patron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India is a land of different cultures and languages. This Unity in Diversity was well witnessed at the Writers\u2019 Forum Kuwait\u2019s Multilingual Kavi Sammelan and Mushaira organized on 27th January 2023 to celebrate the 74th Republic Day of India. The event began with much splendor by the General Secretary Ms. Nazneen Ali who showcased the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"yoast_head":"\n